The Indiana Chamber is calling on Indiana Senate Majority Republicans to restore the tax reductions in House Bill 1002 that would benefit all taxpayers. In a recent committee meeting, the Senate group removed all the tax relief from the legislation, which is a top priority of House leadership and the business community. This week, no action was taken on [...]
The 2022 session of the Indiana General Assembly has been fast-paced and hectic. During the first half of the session, there were so many business-related bills (several good, many bad) moving through the legislative process, receiving committee hearings/votes and being passed by the full House and Senate that your Chamber lobbying team worked overtime to keep up. In total, [...]
Senate Bill 145 (Property Tax Matters), authored by Sen. Brian Buchanan (R-Lebanon), passed the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday. This is referred to as the “big box” or “dark store” assessment legislation that has in one form or another been considered the last several years. It dictates that the commercial retail properties larger than 100,000 square feet [...]
Your Indiana business wants a strong presence within its community. To achieve your goal, you need to dive headfirst into your community and engage with members. From here, you can become a community builder who unites members. At the same time, you can position your brand for long-lasting success that extends beyond your community. Any Indiana business can become [...]
The Indiana Chamber today marks a century of working to better the state’s business climate through legislative advocacy, business education and various affiliates and programs. To recognize the occasion, we are pleased to announce our celebration plans and formally unveil a commemorative logo for the year. The Indiana Chamber’s 33rd Annual Awards dinner on November 16 will be an [...]
Next Round of Voting Now Open; Nine Hoosier Communities Represented (INDIANAPOLIS) – And then there were eight. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s first ever Coolest Thing Made in Indiana tournament is hitting the home stretch with the quarterfinalists set. The competitors represent nine communities from around the state. The Coolest Thing Made in Indiana contest, which celebrates the state’s manufacturing [...]
Two bills that deal with business personal property taxation were killed last week by virtue of not receiving a vote before the committee deadline: SB 150 (Business Personal Property Tax Exemption), authored by Sen. Aaron Freeman (R-Indianapolis), and SB 378 (Assessment of Business Personal Property), authored by Sen. Brian Buchanan (R-Lebanon). These measures were heard by the Senate Tax [...]
House Bill 1001, which would restrict certain businesses’ ability to have a vaccine/testing requirement, now moves to the Senate after passing the House 58-35 on last week. Those opposed were a combination of (primarily) Democrats and (select) Republicans believing this was a bad idea for public health and/or an intrusion on businesses coupled with another group of select Republicans [...]
House Bill 1002 is the House Republican comprehensive tax proposal. The Chamber gave its enthusiastic support for this bill last week, citing the many important gains to be realized by removing what are among the few remaining blackmarks on our tax code. Here's why: It includes the Chamber priority of phasing out the 30% minimum valuation depreciation floor on [...]
The controversial bill, HB 1001, restricts businesses’ ability to require the COVID-19 vaccine for employees, if they choose to do so. It also provides for emergency services related to the pandemic. Here's where the Indiana Chamber stands at the moment: Chamber position: Oppose (we support the emergency services portions of the bill, but the rest is detrimental to an employer’s [...]
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